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FIRST EDITION – NOVEMBER 2016PUBLISHED FOR SHELL ALUMNI IN THE UNITED STATES WWW.SHELL.US/ALUMNI
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MAKE THE FUTURE DETROIT
SHELL HOUSTON OPEN | JAZZ FEST | SHELL ECO-MARATHON | PRODUCTION AT KAIKAS
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A FESTIVAL OF BRIGHT ENERGY IDEAS FEATURING SHELL ECO-MARATHON AMERICAS
The No Spark, race number 68, a Prototype vehicle running on diesel for team The Chiefs from Goshen High School in Goshen, Indiana, undergoes inspection during day one of the 2016 Shell Eco-marathon Americas in Detroit.
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A WORD FROM OUR EDITORSSPRING IS A BUSY TIME FOR SHELL. WE ARE HOSTING THE SHELL HOUSTON OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT, NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FEST AND THE MAKE THE FUTURE FESTIVAL, ONE AFTER THE OTHER OVER ABOUT 30 DAYS. THESE ARE ALL AMAZING EVENTS THAT ARE WORTH A VISIT IF YOU CAN MAKE IT.
In the meantime, Shell’s commitment to our communities and the environment continues. We have also included
highlights from the results of Shell Canada’s United Way campaign as well as news from several recent social investment endeavors that we can all be proud of.
As always we want to hear from you. We love to provide updates from Shell retirees so drop us a note. Our next issue will come out during the summer travel season so why not send us a brief snippet about a recent trip and a photo so everyone can see what you are up to.
VISIT US ONLINEVisit www.shell.us/alumni for everything alumni.
Need forms? Want back issues of AlumniNews magazine? Visit our Shell alumni website for helpful links and phone numbers and the latest news on Shell. Also, connect with us by emailing [email protected] to give us feedback and tell us what you’d like to see on the site. Please include a phone number on all email and written correspondence on the site.
SEND US YOUR UPDATESAlumniNews magazine wants to know what you are up to these days. In this part of the magazine, we highlight alumni who are staying active and making a difference in retirement. Please send us your updates with a brief description, your phone number and email address.
To submit story ideas for the U.S., email [email protected] or mail a letter to Shell Oil Company Communications – Melanie Fahey, P.O. Box 2463, Houston, Texas 77252-2463.
To submit story ideas for Canada, email [email protected] or mail a letter to Jackie Panera, Shell Canada Limited, 400 4th Avenue S.W., P.O. Box 100 Station M, Calgary, Alberta T2P 2H5, Canada.
ALUMNINEWSAlumniNews is published for Shell US and Canada.
Editors: Melanie Fahey, Jackie Panera, Tanya Ristoff and Shell Communications
Shell Human Resources: Annette Chavez and Alicia Gomez
Design: Production Centre of Excellence, London.
SHELL CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENT
CONTENT HIGHLIGHTSRacing to the future Make the Future Detroit.
The Tee Off Shell Houston Open.
The Rhythm Section Jazz Fest 2017.
US Conservation Project Map is now live.
On the path to production at Kaikas Smart thinking halves deep-water operational costs.
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RACING TO THE FUTURE
MAKE THE FUTURE DETROIT: A FESTIVAL OF BRIGHT ENERGY IDEAS FEATURING SHELL ECO-MARATHON AMERICAS124 vehicles from 7 countries. 20,000 visitors. 1,100 participants. 2,585 miles per gallon in 2016.
WHAT WILL THIS YEAR BRING?For three days in April, the Make the Future Festival in Detroit will bring bright energy ideas together and provide platforms for conversation and collaboration; inviting everyone to experience, test, discuss and contribute ideas.
#makethefuture
Shell launched the #makethefuture campaign as part of our ambition to support a brighter energy future by helping to find solutions for more and cleaner energy.
By working together with governments, businesses, academic institutions and the community, we can help to transform lives and bring more (and cleaner) energy to communities around the world.
The event is free and open to the public:
n Thursday, April 27: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
n Friday, April 28: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
n Saturday, April 29: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
n Sunday, April 30: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
DASH TO THE FINISH: SHELL ECO-MARATHONAt the heart of this festival is Shell Eco-marathon, where students design, build and compete their ultra-energy efficient vehicles.
The winners are the teams that travel the farthest using the least amount of energy.
Shell Eco-marathon is a unique global competition, with events in Asia, the Americas and Europe, that challenges
students to push the boundaries of energy efficiency on the road.
The first Shell Eco-marathon Americas took place in 2007 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. In 2010 the Americas event moved to Houston, Texas, and moved to Detroit, Michigan in 2015.
POWERING PROGRESS TOGETHERMake the Future Detroit will also bring together leading thinkers at Shell’s forum to spark new thinking and action to help society make a transition towards a low-carbon future.
Powering Progress Together is a special event aimed at fostering conversation about future energy through fresh thinking, collaboration, dialogue and debate.
TEAM ELSIK 2017 AT SHELL WOODCREEK CAMPUS
Members of the Elsik High School Team showed off the car they are building for Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2017 to Bruce Culpepper and other Shell employees at Woodcreek.
Team Elsik was featured recently on Houston Public Media. Team sponsor Ernest Lozano says that when they return from the competition students will often tell him that their lives will never be the same. Listen to their story about what Shell Eco-marathon means to them.
WATCH THESE VIDEOS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SHELL ECO-MARATHON:Time to Hit the Track
Shell Eco-marathon Explained
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BRIGHT IDEAS BEGIN WITH QUESTIONS
We recognize the significance of climate change, and the significance of the role that energy plays in our daily lives. Providing a forum for complex questions like, ‘How can we continue to meet increasing energy demand while reducing CO2 intensity?’ to be asked and debated is what the Make the Future festivals are all about. We will amplify the dialogue through global traditional and social media. Be sure to ‘like’, ‘comment’ and ‘share’ on your favorite platforms.
Do you believe in the power of questions?
Check out this video: The Power of Questions
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WHAT ARE WE DOING TO #MAKETHEFUTURE?Taking a deeper look at the strategy and questions that fuel Make the Future Detroit.
Achieving a better life for everyone on the planet is driving demand for energy in our cities and our economies; but addressing environmental stresses, including climate change, has never been more important. And while energy brings development and a decent way of life for billions, it is desired by billions more. The big challenge, simply put, is how the world can produce and consume much more energy while emitting much less CO2.
Flashback to last year: As a part of the strategy refresh, Shell launched the #makethefuture campaign, putting our commitment to tackling climate change into action by committing to help find solutions for more and cleaner energy. By working together with governments and academia, businesses, industry and community partners, we can help transform lives and bring more, and cleaner, energy to communities across the world.
The Make the Future festivals in America, Europe and Asia Pacific are festivals of ideas and innovation and serve as platforms to bring people together. Visitors to Make the Future Detroit, featuring Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2017, will include thousands of local school children. They can enjoy hands-on science experiments to explore what is happening now and what the future of energy and mobility might look like. And, they will do so while cheering on student teams as they compete their custom designed and built cars to see who can go the farthest with the least amount of energy. It’s through encouraging innovation, collaboration and open conversation in forums like these that Shell is meeting the global energy challenge head on.
For example, this year Powering Progress Together will return to Detroit to be part of the Make the Future festival and convene leading thinkers from business, government, academia and civil society
to discuss the opportunities and challenges presented by energy transitions towards a low-carbon future. Co-developed with the Rocky Mountain Institute – an independent, non-partisan organization focused on transformations in global energy use – the 2017 Powering Progress Together program will draw upon a diverse array of perspectives to explore how our energy system might evolve to meet future demand, while enabling a better quality of life and healthier planet. The event provides a venue for open dialogue, inviting fresh and innovative thinking, with a desire to spark further sharing, spur innovation, and expand solutions on a local and global scale.
IN THE DRIVER’S SEATMeeting this challenge requires a mixture of vision and realism; urgency and long-term thoughtfulness. It’s expected that renewable energies will eventually become the largest source of energy
globally. But on their own they can’t address all the worlds’ current energy needs, and they vary in availability and intermittency.
This means the transition to a lower-carbon world will only be possible with renewables in combination with convenient, increasingly cleaner natural gas and oil products – using new technologies, a mosaic of fuel options, engineering ideas such as Carbon Capture and Storage, and developing efficiencies in the way energy is produced and how it is used. For over a century, Shell has been exploring new energy sources, developing methods, technologies and products that keep our world moving. We’re investing in bright ideas that enable human progress and opening up opportunities for passionate people to join the industry. We’ve done this in partnerships with academia, NGO’s, and businesses.
For more information on Shell Eco-marathon visit www.shell.com/ecomarathon
Follow Shell Eco-marathon on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube.
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THE TEE OFF: SHELL HOUSTON OPENIT’S SHO TIMEFrom March 27 through April 2, Houston once again took center stage as the Houston Golf Association (HGA) hosted the 2017 Shell Houston Open at the Golf Club of Houston Tournament Course. Each year the popular PGA TOUR event draws some of the biggest names in golf to the city, and this year was no exception.
STELLAR FIELD*In addition to tournament winner Russell Henley, 2016 champion Jim Herman returned to defend his title against a growing field that included World No. 7 and 2013 Masters champion Adam Scott, Jimmy Walker, Keegan Bradley, Stewart Cink and Lucas Glover. Top-ranked international players Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Padraig Harrington and Angel Cabrera also joined the growing international player field for the 26th Shell Houston Open. Patrick Reed of Spring, No. 10 in the World Golf Rankings, Venezuelan native and Houstonian Jhonattan Vegas and Baytown native Shawn Stefani were among the local favorites competing.
THE MASTERS CONNECTIONIn 2007, the Shell Houston Open secured its date to precede the Masters. The Golf Club of Houston Tournament Course
sets up the course to emulate the unique playing conditions of Augusta, thus giving players an opportunity to prepare for Masters competition. In fact, three past Shell Houston Open champions earned their spot to join the elite Masters Field: Johnson Wagner (2008), Matt Jones (2014) and Jim Herman (2016) who all flew direct from Houston to August after winning the Shell Houston Open. Other TOUR professionals who have famously played the Shell Houston Open the week prior before going on to win the Masters include Trevor Immelman (2008), Angel Cabrera (2009), Phil Mickelson (2010), Charl Schwartzel (2011) and Jordan Spieth (2015).
LOCAL IMPACTNot only does the Shell Houston Open bring world class golf to the city each year, it also plays a crucial role in raising funds for Houston charities – to the tune of more than $67 million since 1974. The funds raised through the tournament, support programs such as The First Tee of Greater Houston, HGA Academic Scholarships and HGA Junior Golf, and have created opportunities for academic and athletic achievement that yield both immediate and lifetime benefits. In 2016, more than 200 additional worthy causes and nonprofit organizations received donations or gifts in kind, including Shell Houston Open ongoing beneficiaries Chinquapin Prep (since 1979), Cenikor Foundation, Inc. (since 1996), and Project Joy and Hope (since 2014).
RICH HERITAGEAs one of the longest running events on the PGA TOUR, players know they are competing on the same hallowed ground as the legends of the game. The first Houston Open culminated in Byron Nelson defeating
SHELL HOUSTON OPEN BY THE NUMBERSn Record attendance of 125,000
spectators
n In the field: 17 major winners with 31 titles
n Broadcast to 1 billion households in 227 countries
n 30+ hours simulcast and digital coverage
n Raised $2,296,000M in 2016
n More than $67M given to Houston charities since 1946
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HEALTH MATTERS: WE’RE TALKING HEART!TIPS FOR HEART HEALTH February was American Heart Health Month, did you know that currently, 33% of American adults live with hypertension. Hypertension (high blood pressure) is one of the leading health concerns in the United States. Hypertension causes the heart to be overworked, which can lead to a heart attack or other health complications. A healthy heart is essential for overall health and wellness to help improve your heart; follow these simple strategies for heart health!
EAT WELLReduce your sodium and eat red foods! Red foods like beets, cranberries, tomatoes, and strawberries support the circulatory system and can easily fit in your diet. Add strawberries to Greek yogurt for breakfast, beets to your salad or tomatoes to your sandwich at lunch, or enjoy a glass of 100% cranberry juice.
SLEEP WELL Inadequate amounts of sleep can increase levels of the C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation and heart disease risk. Establish a bedtime routine and aim for 7-9 hours of sleep per night.
schools in 29 school districts, classes at nine green grass facilities and partner youth organizations.
n Programming and new facilities at Chinquapin Prep were funded – providing inner city youth with opportunities to gain acceptance and scholarships to attend top-tier colleges.
n The local chapter of the Cenikor Foundation, Inc. has helped thousands of people win the fight against addiction to become productive citizens.
n Project Joy and Hope has given thousands of families a place to live without added financial stress while caring for their children with life-limiting conditions.
n HGA Junior Golf offered participants ages 7-18 an affordable path to grow in the game and become more competitive.
n The Houston Golf Association had the financial stability to pursue a municipal golf initiative – a program aimed at saving/improving Houston’s public golf courses for the enjoyment of all. Shell directed funding to Houston Golf Association’s restoration of Gus Wortham Park Golf Course, which will provide the East End with a new community center at the course.
The legacy of Shell’s support will be felt for year to come.
LAUGH OUT LOUDDon’t underestimate the power of laughter. Research shows that aside from helping to reduce stress, laughing can lower high blood pressure by improving blood flow. Go to a comedy show or watch a funny movie and get laughing.
MOVE MOREA lack of fitness is the strongest predictor of death. The most important thing you can do for your heart is move for at least 30 minutes a day. Take three 10-minute movement breaks each day to feel better and help your heart.
SHELL HOUSTON OPEN SPOTLIGHT: 1995Payne Stewart faced a 7 stroke deficit going in to 4th and final round. Stewart, known for his grace and style both on and off the course, charged through the Tournament Players Course in Woodlands, eventually winning in a playoff.
Stewart wore the colors and logo of the hometown Houston Oilers during the final round.
A round that certainly qualifies as one of the great SHO moments.
See more big moments over 25 years of the Shell Houston Open on YouTube!
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Ben Hogan with a two-stroke victory and that tradition has carried forward with the world’s top players in the game fighting to earn their place in PGA TOUR history at the Houston Open. The event brings together today’s superstars and has consistently produced dramatic finishes with the previous five events decided by either a playoff or a single shot. The Houston Open’s rich heritage, elite field, strong fan engagement and deep community roots continue to maintain this legendary PGA TOUR event’s iconic status in golf.
Shell Oil Impact: Shell will wrap its historic title sponsorship with the conclusion of the 2017 tournament. The quarter century partnership forged between the Houston Golf Association and Shell allowed for the rapid growth of tournament and the ultimate impact on the Houston community.
Because of the Shell Houston Open and its related activities:
n The First Tee of Greater Houston added nearly 100,000 new participants due to funds raised from the 2016 tournament. Now the largest The First Tee chapter in the worldwide network serving more than 300,00 youth annually, The First Tee of Greater Houston offers programming in 455 elementary
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UPPING THE TEMPO OF THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SHELL AND THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL AND FOUNDATIONIn the early 1970s the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation was established in the legendary birthplace of jazz.
From the beginning, the foundation’s members committed to promote, preserve, perpetuate and encourage the music, arts, culture and heritage of communities in Louisiana. The festival, Jazz Fest, has grown into a world-famous event that pumps over $300 million into the local economy each year.
Are you ‘all-in’? Check out the sidebar below for more information about how you can volunteer at Jazz Fest and purchase discounted tickets.
KICKING IT OFFShell has partnered with the festival since 2006. It’s a partnership that was forged in the wake of the physical and economic destruction caused the previous year by Hurricane Katrina, when many lives and homes were lost and many businesses left the city never to return.
The vision that Shell had at the time – and continues to have today – was in nurturing the vitality and growth of the annual cultural celebration and the impact it has in the communities in which many of our employees live and work.
“When we secured the sponsorship of the 2006 Jazz Fest, it was about more than just sponsoring this signature event, we wanted to send a signal to the local community that we were coming back to the city after Hurricane Katrina, that we were coming back home,” says Chris Normyle, Production Services Manager Americas.
TURNING THE BEAT AROUNDThe Jazz & Heritage Foundation is active throughout the year, and Shell’s sponsorship of Jazz Fest contributes directly to community grants and the Foundation’s programs in the areas of education, economic development and cultural enrichment.
The Don “Moose” Jamison Heritage School of Music is the Foundation’s longest-running education program.
“The School of Music provides free classes to area students, and we are proud to count some of the best jazz musicians and educators in New Orleans as our faculty and alumni,” says Scott Aiges, the Foundation’s Director of Programs, Marketing & Communications.
“Every year we see some of our students go on to study at world class institutions like the Berklee College of Music and the Julliard School.”
The Class Got Brass competition was created in 2012 in response to a lack of funding for music education in local public schools, and the scarcity of traditional New Orleans brass band training in many school band programs.
“The teenagers here love the sounds of the brass bands – it’s intrinsically part of the culture here – and we want to make sure that gets passed down for generations to come,” says Scott.
The winning school in the advanced category receives $10,000 and the top prize for beginners is $5,000. More than $34,000 in gift certificates for instruments, repairs and supplies is distributed to winners and participants.
NEW ORLEANS STYLE The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation has an extraordinary impact in the community through the programs they develop, and one of these new programs, the Catapult Fund, has been established as a business accelerator for entrepreneurs in the culinary arts.
Grants totaling $78,000 were recently awarded to 12 New Orleans-area food businesses.
“We wanted to reach more deeply into the community,” says Scott, “and the Catapult Fund gave us the opportunity to provide a 16-session course of business training to local business owners in the culinary arts.”
IN THE GROOVEThe success of our partnership is owed to the hard work of many individuals at both organizations, including Shell employees who volunteer their expertise in all kinds of areas from the art department to info booths. Chris adds, “At the festival we’re able to tell the Shell story to hundreds of thousands of people each year.”
THE RHYTHM SECTION: JAZZ FEST 2017
Want to attend Jazz Fest? The ticket purchase site is now live: Click here to purchase tickets*The discount ticket price is $40 for a single-day ticket. Limit a total of four (4) tickets per employee/retiree. Good for one entry of the day for which you purchase tickets. Ticket availability will be limited and tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
Above: Members of the 2016 Culinary Catapult Fund Class with special guest speakers and James Beard Foundation Award winning chefs John Besh and Alon Shaya.
ON THE PATH TO PRODUCTION AT KAIKIASSMART THINKING HALVES DEEP-WATER OPERATIONAL COSTS IN THE GULF OF MEXICOKaikias is located in the prolific Mars-Ursa basin approximately 210 kilometres (130 miles) from the Louisiana coast. Shell discovered the field in 2014 and it is estimated to contain more than 100 million barrels of oil equivalent recoverable resources.
Shell is the operator and has an 80% working interest. MOEX North America LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd., owns the remaining 20%.
Shell and co-owner MOEX North America have announced (media release) the decision to execute phase one of the Kaikias deep-water project in the US Gulf of Mexico. Kaikias is an attractive near-field opportunity with a competitive go-forward break-even price below $40 per barrel. It will produce oil and gas through a subsea tie-back to the nearby Shell-operated Ursa production platform.
“Kaikias is designed to be a safe, competitive and capital-efficient deep-water project using infrastructure already in place,” says Upstream Director Andy Brown. “The team has done a great job to reduce the total cost by around 50% by simplifying the design and using lessons learned from previous subsea developments.”
The project will be developed in two phases. The first phase includes three wells, which are designed to produce up to 40,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) at peak rates. Production will flow to the Ursa platform using a single flowline. Kaikias phase one is expected to start production in 2019.
Shell minimized the need for new drilling at Kaikias by safely re-developing the exploration and appraisal wells for production. The 50% reduction in total costs versus initial estimates comes as a result of Kaikias’s use of a simplified design. By taking advantage of existing oil and gas processing equipment on Ursa, Shell minimized the need for additional top-side modifications and will reduce operating costs at the asset.
Globally, Shell’s deep-water business is a growth priority for the company and currently produces 600,000 boe/d. Shell’s deep-water production is expected to increase to more than 900,000 boe/d by 2020 from already discovered, established reservoirs. In the Gulf of Mexico, Shell is a leading operator with significant acreage, seven production hubs, and an established network of subsea infrastructure.
“Kaikias provides an affordable and capital efficient growth opportunity in Shell’s core and most prolific heartland in the Gulf of Mexico – the Mars-Ursa basin,” notes Pablo Tejera-Cuesta, outgoing Business Opportunity Manager that has led the project from discovery to this stage. “This is a world class development that will deliver cash flow and robust returns.”
“Kaikias is an example of what an empowered and integrated team can do,” adds Ricardo Rodriguez, the new Kaikias Business Opportunity Manager. “We now shift focus to safely deliver our promises. I am encouraged with the results to date and excited to join the team on our path to first oil.”
For Amir Mansouri, Projects & Technology Front End Development Manager for Kaikias, this project is an example of what a team can deliver when they are empowered to take on an extremely competitive target.
“Kaikias was on the drawing board just as the oil price decline was setting in,” states Amir. “The team saw that as a great opportunity to prove just how competitive we could be in Deep Water. Every discipline and function rallied around the target to half project costs, and to do that in a very tight timeline.”
Two other Shell-operated projects are currently under construction or undergoing pre-production commissioning in the Gulf of Mexico: Coulomb Phase 2 and Appomattox.
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Kaikias phase one is expected to start production in 2019.
US CONSERVATION PROJECT MAP IS LIVESHELL’S US SOCIAL INVESTMENT TEAM PARTNERED WITH SHELL’S GEOMATICS TEAM TO CREATE AN INTERACTIVE CONSERVATION PROJECT MAP OF THE UNITED STATESDid you know that Shell has a legacy of over a century of environmental stewardship in the US?
How about that we have implemented hundreds of conservation projects and initiatives that span across the United States?
If you answered no, you are not alone. A lot of Shell employees, along with the general public, are not aware of Shell’s involvement in the conservation space.
To help address this problem and raise awareness of Shell’s Conservation activities, the US Social Investment team partnered with Shell’s Geomatics team to create an interactive project map of the United States. The map is now live and displays information and locations of over two hundred of Shell’s conservation initiatives that are in progress or have been completed in the past 11 years.
Shell did not complete these projects in silo. We partnered and engaged with citizens and responsible organizations across the US to leverage their expertise and ensure
our investments made the most impact. Our partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is one of the many ways we collaborated to help make for a better future. Visit our key conservation partners page to learn more.
All of the conservation initiatives are guided by scientific understanding and research of the environmental impact of our operations, and address community specific challenges and needs generated by our presence.
Click here to browse the map and learn more about Shell’s conservation activities in the US.
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ALUMNAE UPDATESSEE WHAT YOUR FELLOW ALUMNAE ARE UP TO THESE DAYS
James Jordan (’95, Shell E & P) has been using the skills gained doing research and writing for Shell Development Company to fuel an avocation for family history research. You can read more about him and his books at www.jordenbookstoo.com.
Richard Webb (’87, Wood River) is spending his retirement attending weightlifting competitions with his wife Shirley who can deadlift 255 pounds and holds 32 weightlifting records. They are off to Belarus this June because Shirley has qualified for the World Weight Lifting Competitions. You can follow them on their Team Shirley Facebook page.
Dr. Martin Baker founder of Shell’s Catalyst business, (’84, Shell Chemical Company) has been awarded Commander of the Order of the Crown by HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium. The Order of the Crown is two levels above Knight and is given to individuals in recognition of their distinguished service to the country of Belgium.
Shirley Webb, pictured at her first completion, can lift 255 lbs. and is a fan favorite at every competition.
Shirley and Richard Webb at her June 2015 competition. She is wearing her first place medal.
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WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES BIRTHDAYS100 YEARS & COUNTING!Happy birthday to the following centenarians!
Marjorie Mishkind 101
JS Hovancez 101
DD Greene 101
HOLE-IN-ONE
Danny Deo Gracias (97 Shell E&P) had his 1st Hole In One/Double Eagle on 11/18/16 at Abita Springs, La. Golf Club’s 238 yards 17th Par 4 hole with a driver.
Richard Frutiger had his 5th hole-in-one on May 18, 2016 at Skyview Golf Club, Hernando, Florida.
This includes matching to schools (grades K-12), colleges/universities, United Way and many other approved 501(c)(3) charities. In addition to HERO matching, Shell encourages active participation through volunteerism. Volunteers can request a grant for an organization where they have generously given their time.
For more information, visit www.easymatch.com/HERO, or contact Shell HERO customer service at 800-554-7861.
As always, giving is a personal and optional choice.
SHELL WILL MATCH GIFTS OF QUALIFIED PENSIONERS (1:1 UP TO A MAXIMUM MATCH OF $5,500 PER DONOR PER CALENDAR YEAR) THROUGH THE HERO MATCHING PROGRAM.
50 YEARSWilliam H. Bowman (’06 Shell Head Office with Construction Projects) and wife, Candy: April 22
Steve Chapin (’03 Shell Oil Company) and wife, Colleen: Jan. 6
Charles J. Edwards (’04 Shell E&P Finance) and wife, Diane: Jan. 27
Ronald Petri (’92 Chemical DPMC Complex) and wife, Gloria: Nov. 26
R.G. Newsome (’02 Equiva Services) and wife, Deloris: Dec 21
55 YEARSCarroll Boecker (’97 SOC Engineering Products) and wife Joan, June 3, 2016
Ray Holt (’96 Shell Chemical – Northeast Sales) and wife, Shirley: September 2
60 YEARSMary Jo Armer (’93 Shell) and husband, Leroy: May 18
When submitting wedding anniversaries, please include retiree’s name, year of retirement and location, spouse’s name and anniversary date. Please email to [email protected]
Robert Canning (Martinez) and wife, Janet: March 10
Jack Cherian (‘98 Martinez) and wife, Doris: March 3
Robert Dempsey (’84 Martinez) and wife, Patricia: March 23
Gordon Dyess (‘91 Geismar plant) and wife, Deloris: April 19
Edwin W. Johnson (’55 SWEPI) and wife A. Beatrice: Feb 2
Sam O’Kane (‘92 Head Office Purchasing) and wife, Elizabeth: June 15
Michael Rogalski (’02 Martinez) and wife, Ann: March 1
Al Wright (’95 BSRC-Modesto, Ca.) and wife, Mary: June 29
65 YEARSWilliam McAdams (’91 President’s Office, Shell Oil Company) and wife Nancy: Feb 14
Monroe Tabb (92 Shell Pipe Line) and wife, Jesydean; July 4
Bruno Pilorz (“87) and wife, Martha: August, 18
ALASKA: KenaiShell Alaska Alumni Club
June 28: Annual Picnic, Soldotna City ParkSept 13: Fall Luncheon, Princess Lodge, Cooper LandingDec 13: Christmas Dinner, Paradisos Restaurant, KenaiPete Woodson: 907-345-6335, [email protected]: 8901 Spendlove Drive, Anchorage, AK 99516
ARKANSAS: Hot SpringsArkansas Shell Alumni Club
Lunch: Second Tuesday of the month, 11:30amMarch/April: Oaklawn RacetrackDec: Christmas DinnerJack Williams: 501-226-9881, [email protected]: 21 Sorpresa Way, Hot Springs Village, AR 71909
CALIFORNIA: MartinezMartinez Refinery Complex Alumni
May 15: Scholarship LunchJune 8: Golden Gate FieldsJune 10: Bocce TournamentJuly 12: 26th Annual Picnic @ Shell ClubhouseOct 12-29: Cruise – Panama CanalNov. 8: Luncheon Toys for Tots – 11:30amNov 16: Decorate Clubhouse (inside only) – 9amNov 28: Annual Lighting of Clubhouse – 5:30pmAnne Fincke: 925-354-2051, [email protected]: 2954 Honeysuckle Circle, Antioch, CA 94531
CALIFORNIA: South CaliforniaShell Alumni of Southern California
Monthly Lunch: Fourth Friday of the month, noon, Joe’s Crab Shack (Newport Beach)May 11: Annual Meeting, Knott’s Berry Farm – AnaheimJoseph M. Tully: 949-632-0271, [email protected]: 28212 San Marcos, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
COLORADO: DenverMile High Shell Retirees Club
May: Spring Meeting, Lone Tree Hotel & Golf ClubSept: Fall Meeting, Fresh Fish CompanyMike Anderson: 303-378-8463, [email protected] Mail: 9228 Meredith Ct., Lone Tree, CO 80124
GEORGIA: Atlanta/MariettaShell Ladies and Old Boys
Dec 7: Christmas LuncheonKen Hyde: 770-973-8207, [email protected]: 4509 Woodhaven NE, Marietta, GA 30067
ILLINOIS: Wood RiverWood River Refinery Retiree Association
June 20: Luncheon, Wood River MooseSept 19: Luncheon, Wood River MooseDec 5: Luncheon, Wood River MooseDavid Lewis: 618-972-1575, [email protected] Mail: 105 Whispering Oaks, Bethalto, IL 62010
LOUISIANA: Baton RougeShell Geismar Area Retirees Club
April – May: Crawfish Boil, Ashland ParkJune – July: BBQ, Ashland ParkOct: Fall Fest, Ashland ParkDec: Christmas Luncheon, Frank’s RestaurantEd Duhe: 225-715-2914, [email protected]: 10625 Talisman Lane, Saint Francisville, LA 70775
LOUISIANA: Lake CharlesShell Retirees Club of Lake Charles
Quarterly meeting: First Wednesday of every month, Pat’s of HendersonFred Berger: 337-263-0475, [email protected] Mail: 4218 Mary Ann Lane, Lake Charles LA 70605
LOUISIANA: NorcoShell Chemical Norco Plan Alumni Club
May 3: Club Luncheon, Double Tree New Orleans AirportDec 6: Club Luncheon, Double Tree New Orleans AirportLeroy A. Morales: 504-467-4639 or Sheryl Lupo: [email protected]: #7 Lasso Lane, St. Rose LA 70087
LOUISIANA: NorcoShell Norco Retirees Club
May: Seafood Social, Shell Norco Retirees Bldg.Oct: Fall BBQ, Lafreniere Park (Metairie, LA)Dec: Christmas Social, Hilton Hotel (Kenner, LA)Bill Collins: 504-400-6472, [email protected]: 29 Edgewood Drive, Destrehan, LA 70047
NEW JERSEY: WoodburyWoodbury Poly Pros
Dec 6: Christmas Party, Adelphia’s RestaurantDate TBD: Trip to Cleveland and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; PicnicRichard Rupertus: 856-455-1705, [email protected]: 31 Seeley Road, Bridgeton, NJ 08302
NORTH CAROLINA: CharlotteCarolina Alumni & Retirees of Shell
June 7: Summer Luncheon, Longhorn Steakhouse (Pineville, NC)Dec 6: Christmas Luncheon, Longhorn Steakhouse (Pineville, NC)Ira Parkman: 919-846-4860, [email protected]: 7029 Millstone Ridge Ct., Raleigh, NC 27614
OHIO: Port ClintonOhio Shell Pensioners Club
May 17: Luncheon, Edgewater Yacht ClubMark L. Corson: 713-907-4881, [email protected]: 511 Cahoon Road, Bay Village, OH 44140
CLUB ROSTER AND UPCOMING EVENTS
Shell Oil Company – Communications: Melanie Fahey. P.O. Box 2463, Houston, Texas 77252-2463 www.shell.us/alumni
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OKLAHOMA: TulsaMid-Central Shell Alumni Association
April 21: Annual Luncheon, Indian Springs Country ClubJohn Digges: 918-252-3307, [email protected]: 9108 E 59 Place, Tulsa, OK 74145
OREGON: PortlandPortland Shell Annuitants Club
Lunch: Last Wednesday of the month, Broadmoor Golf CourseOct 25: Annual Fall Dinner, Broadmoor Golf CourseDan Harshburger: 541-390-9622, [email protected]: 453 NW Flagline Drive, Bend, OR 97701
OREGON: SiskiyouSiskiyou Shell Alumni
Oct 12: Lunch, Olive Garden (Medford, OR)Derek Eck: 541-552-9134, [email protected] Mail: 772 Jaquelyn Street, Ashland, OR 97520
TEXAS: AustinAustin Hill Country Alumni Club
April: Spring Luncheon, Maggiano’s (Austin, TX)May: Round Rock Express Ball Game, Dell Diamond (Round Rock, TX)Oct: Fall Wine Tasting Tour, Texas Hill Country WinesNov: Fall Luncheon, Maggiano’s (Austin, TX)John Bickley: 281-744-7198, [email protected]: 813 Cat Hollow Club Drive, Spicewood, TX 78669
TEXAS: BrenhamCentral Texas Shell Retirees Club
April 13: Luncheon Meeting, Various Brenham restaurantsJune 8: Luncheon Meeting, Various Brenham restaurants
Aug 10: Luncheon Meeting, Various Brenham restaurantsOct 12: Luncheon Meeting, Various Brenham restaurantsDec 14: Luncheon Meeting, Various Brenham restaurantsCarroll Boecker: 254-697-6969, [email protected]: 4134 West FM 485, Cameron, TX 76520
TEXAS: Dallas/Fort WorthD/FW Shell Alumni Association
May 3: Spring Luncheon, La Hacienda Restaurant (Colleyville, TX)Dec 6: Christmas Luncheon, La Hacienda Restaurant (Colleyville, TX)Duggan Smith: 817-579-5306, [email protected]: P.O. Box 5262, Granbury, TX 76049
TEXAS: HoustonShell Alumni Association of Greater Houston
April: Spring Luncheon, Marriott Energy CorridorMay: Barbeque, Palacio MariaOct: Annual Luncheon, Lakeside Country ClubVal Brock: 713-823-0335, [email protected]: 9337 B Katy Freeway, PMB # 277, Houston, TX 77024
TEXAS: Houston Shell Northwest Alumni Club
April 18: Golf Tournament, Cypresswood Golf ClubMay 10: Bus trip to Astros Game, Minute Maid ParkJuly/Aug: Sunday Matinee @ Alley Theater and Dinner @ Birraporetti’sSept 12: Fall Luncheon, Shirley AcresOct 17: Fall Luncheon, Cypresswood Golf ClubDec 12: Christmas Bruch, Northgate CCChuck Ingham: 281-580-8382, [email protected]: 14206 Vanessa Circle, Houston TX 77069
TEXAS: PasadenaShell DPMC Retirees
Date TBD: Port of Houston, Chase Towers/Downtown Tunnels, Reserve BankAda Mae Collazo: 713-828-0080, [email protected]: 10500 Fountain Lake Drive, Stafford, TX 77477
WEST VIRGINIA: ParkersburgShell/Kraton Belpre Plant Retirees
July 27: Dinner Cruise, Valley Gem Sternwheeler (Marietta, OH)Sept 9: Picnic, K.E.R.C. Park (Belpre, OH)Dec 7: Christmas Dinner, Shriners Building (Parkersburg WV)Jerry Watson: 304-422-6988, [email protected]: 451 Watson Road, Parkersburg, WV 26104
CLUB ROSTER AND UPCOMING EVENTS (CONTINUED)
Shell Oil Company – Communications: Melanie Fahey. P.O. Box 2463, Houston, Texas 77252-2463 www.shell.us/alumni
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